Powers of possibility : experimental American writing since the 1960s
Houen, AlexAuthor
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2012.
By outlining a novel concept of literary practice 'potentialism', this text shows how opening up literary possibilities enabled writers such as Allen Ginsberg, LeRoi Jones/Amiri Baraka, William S. Burroughs, Kathy Acker, and Lyn Hejinian to tackle matters of power and politics.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
By outlining a novel concept of literary practice 'potentialism', this text shows how opening up literary possibilities enabled writers such as Allen Ginsberg, LeRoi Jones/Amiri Baraka, William S. Burroughs, Kathy Acker, and Lyn Hejinian to tackle matters of power and politics.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on Jan. 21, 2012).
Literature, Experimental
American literature
Social problems in literature
English
Languages & Literatures
American Literature
Also issued in print format.